Upcoming ElectionsTurkey Local – March 31, 2019Amberin Zaman in Al-Monitor: “Turkish ruling party sets up mobile food stalls to lure votes” Henry J. Barkey, “The Kurdish Awakening,” in Foreign Affairs: “[In] Turkey, although representatives of the left-wing, Kurdish-dominated… Read More
Upcoming ElectionsTurkey Local – March 31, 2019Both the government and the opposition say that Turkey’s upcoming local elections are the first test of the new presidential system, adopted in July 2018, which moved almost all political power into… Read More
Upcoming ElectionsOn deck: Egypt local (planned for the first half of 2019 – delays possible); Turkey local (March 31); Israel snap parliamentary (April 9); Algeria presidential (April 18); Qatar municipal (May – councils are advisory only with no actual… Read More
Upcoming Elections Israel Snap Parliamentary – April 9, 2018 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition has announced plans to dissolve the Knesset and hold snap elections on April 9, 2019. This is no surprise. The coalition has a razor-thin… Read More
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Upcoming ElectionsTurkey Local – March 31, 2019Amberin Zaman in Al-Monitor: “Turkish ruling party sets up mobile food stalls to lure votes” Henry J. Barkey, “The Kurdish Awakening,” in Foreign Affairs: “[In] Turkey, although representatives of the left-wing, Kurdish-dominated… Read More
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Middle East This Week – February 5, 2019
Last Updated: February 14, 2019 by 21votes Leave a Comment
Upcoming ElectionsTurkey Local – March 31, 2019Both the government and the opposition say that Turkey’s upcoming local elections are the first test of the new presidential system, adopted in July 2018, which moved almost all political power into… Read More
Category: This Week Tags: Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Israel, Lebanon, Palestinian Authority, Turkey
Middle East This Week – January 29, 2019
Last Updated: February 6, 2019 by 21votes Leave a Comment
Upcoming ElectionsOn deck: Egypt local (planned for the first half of 2019 – delays possible); Turkey local (March 31); Israel snap parliamentary (April 9); Algeria presidential (April 18); Qatar municipal (May – councils are advisory only with no actual… Read More
Category: This Week Tags: Afghanistan, Algeria, Bahrain, Israel, Libya, Palestinian Authority, Tunisia, Turkey
Middle East This Week – December 25, 2018
Last Updated: January 1, 2019 by 21votes Leave a Comment
Upcoming Elections Israel Snap Parliamentary – April 9, 2018 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition has announced plans to dissolve the Knesset and hold snap elections on April 9, 2019. This is no surprise. The coalition has a razor-thin… Read More
Category: This Week Tags: Afghanistan, Algeria, Gaza, Israel, Jordan, Libya, Palestinian Authority, West Bank